Generational vignette.

At the last moment I decided to go to the Synod Assembly whixh was meeting at Shepherd of the Lake, Prior Lake. I looked up the address and borrowed the curmudgeonette's car so I could use her GPS. As I neared Prior Lake I pulled off the road and entered the address which was rejected by the GPS. I had been to Shepherd of the Lake a few years ago so I had a general idea where it was so I headed off,
At a gas station an employee pulled out his PDA and looked it up, gave me directions and I was off. About 20 minutes later I was back asking directions again. The same young man pulled out an atlas from under the counter saying "I don't know use this." So I asked him to use his PDA, which he did, and gave me directions that allowed me find my destination.

More pics.

New Honda cars under water in the Thai flood.


Thai Honda factory flooded.

Bangkok sunrise

Monks in the Thai flood.

Flooded street in Ayutthaya, Thailand. I travel this street everyday I'm in Ayutthaya.

What a story.

I was at breakfast this morning with our friend Kathy B. to share travel stories, hers to Ghana mine to Thailand, she told a remarkable story. She was in Ghana to visit sites where her late husband, now dead 20 years, had served in the Peace Corps in the early 60s. As they were driving across Ghana she asked the driver to stop at one of the numerous markets they were passing. In conversation with women at the market Kathy said her husband had been in Ghana in the Peace Corps. When she brought out pictures from his time there the women said the knew one of the men in the picture. How likely is that? After 40 years at a random someone would recognize a man in the picture? The man is now a pastor about six hours from the market so Kathy was able to meet him.

Sella Grace Townsend Negstad

Lars and Melissa were in Norway on their honeymoon when they saw a picture in a museum titled "Sella, Lars' Daughter". Now they've named their second daughter Sella Grace.

Baby News

This post is interrupted by the announcement that Lars and Melissa had a girl this evening. She's got a good start at 9 lbs 12oz and 23". Name is yet to be announced. Yipee!

They keep coming.

On a sidewalk in Bangkok.

Street food vendor washing dishes.

Chicken in a grocery supermarket.

Grocery store in Bangkok.

At a science day outing.

Back again.

Cuteness!

Unfinished, abandoned temporarily? house next to mine.

Looking down the street from my house.

Three years olds lined up to drink out of a bucket with a common cup.

You can see the flood water line on the fence behind the school.

I turned my computer on last Thursday and it was immediately infected by the latest virus. Nothing but the latest for me. $250. later it's running with no files lost. Now I'll post some more pics from Thailand.

Pictures

My sleeping table...note the a/c in the background, i.e., fan.

My close personal friend, Ronald.

Lucky winner of a bicyicle as a door prize.

Bowling with a coconut.

On stage at Student Day.

Still more.....

Water shaped like a lotus.

Students dancing at students day. Notice the dog.

Thai and King's flags at school.

Mananya & Anna, 6th graders.

Neighbor lady with food cart.

Pictures are worth 1000 words.

Noon hour jumping rope.

Sixth graders serving lunch.

Unfinished temporarily? abandoned house next door.

Cattle on street in front of house

Lunch time.

More pictures.

6th graders with letters from America.

Letters from America.

Letters from America.

3rd graders sweeping and mopping. Some schools don't even had a custodian but Wat Klang does.

Kindergarteners.